EP0657972A3 - Electrical terminal applicator with improved terminal tape feed means. - Google Patents

Electrical terminal applicator with improved terminal tape feed means. Download PDF

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EP0657972A3
EP0657972A3 EP94118824A EP94118824A EP0657972A3 EP 0657972 A3 EP0657972 A3 EP 0657972A3 EP 94118824 A EP94118824 A EP 94118824A EP 94118824 A EP94118824 A EP 94118824A EP 0657972 A3 EP0657972 A3 EP 0657972A3
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terminal
feed means
tape feed
applicator
improved
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EP0657972A2 (en
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Robert C Marshall
Robert L Quinn
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Molex LLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
    • H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
    • H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
    • H01R43/0488—Crimping apparatus or processes with crimp height adjusting means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
    • H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
    • H01R43/055—Crimping apparatus or processes with contact member feeding mechanism
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/51—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling
    • Y10T29/5147—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling including composite tool
    • Y10T29/5148—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling including composite tool including severing means
    • Y10T29/5149—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling including composite tool including severing means to sever electric terminal from supply strip
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/5313—Means to assemble electrical device
    • Y10T29/532—Conductor
    • Y10T29/53209—Terminal or connector
    • Y10T29/53213—Assembled to wire-type conductor
    • Y10T29/53235—Means to fasten by deformation
EP94118824A 1993-12-08 1994-11-30 Electrical terminal applicator with improved terminal tape feed means Expired - Lifetime EP0657972B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US164045 1993-12-08
US08/164,045 US5440799A (en) 1993-12-08 1993-12-08 Electrical terminal applicator with improved terminal tape feed means

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EP0657972A2 EP0657972A2 (en) 1995-06-14
EP0657972A3 true EP0657972A3 (en) 1997-04-23
EP0657972B1 EP0657972B1 (en) 1999-02-03

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EP94118824A Expired - Lifetime EP0657972B1 (en) 1993-12-08 1994-11-30 Electrical terminal applicator with improved terminal tape feed means

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EP (1) EP0657972B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2724686B2 (en)
KR (1) KR0151756B1 (en)

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US5799391A (en) * 1996-09-25 1998-09-01 Spring Air . . . Works, Inc. Apparatus for significantly advancing a carrier strip and crimping various terminal configurations
US6367148B1 (en) * 1997-06-25 2002-04-09 Panduit Corp. Terminal applicator movement control mechanism
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US7162909B2 (en) * 2002-08-28 2007-01-16 Daniels Manufacturing Corporation Crimp tool for crimping pin and socket contacts
US7117713B2 (en) * 2004-01-02 2006-10-10 K.S. Terminals Inc. Terminal crimping machine
WO2007044579A2 (en) 2005-10-07 2007-04-19 Suretech Assembly, Incorporated Terminal applicator apparatus, system, and method
EP2030291B1 (en) * 2006-06-16 2015-09-16 Schleuniger Holding AG Clamping apparatus for a crimping machine and method for producing a crimped connection with a crimping machine and the clamping apparatus according to the invention
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ITMI20081708A1 (en) * 2008-09-26 2010-03-27 Mecal Srl DEVICE OF UNIVERSAL FEEDER OF METALLIC TERMINALS IN BANDS FOR UNITS OF CRACKING OF THE TERMINALS OF THE TERMINALS ON ELECTRIC CABLES AND OF A SEALED JOINT UNIT OF THE SAID FEEDER DEVICE
KR101396909B1 (en) * 2009-11-06 2014-05-19 히다카 세이키 가부시키가이샤 Feeding apparatus for metal strips
CN104900352B (en) * 2015-05-29 2017-12-01 成都国盛科技有限公司 A kind of tangent line coalignment of potentiometer automatic tangent packing machine
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US4019362A (en) * 1975-03-17 1977-04-26 Lyall Electric, Inc. Terminal crimping machine
US4959988A (en) * 1989-10-10 1990-10-02 Acu-Crimp, Inc. Applicator die
GB2233263A (en) * 1986-07-10 1991-01-09 Panduit Corp Terminal strip applicator
US5127255A (en) * 1991-06-27 1992-07-07 Amp Incorporated Frames and rams for terminal applicators

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US4019362A (en) * 1975-03-17 1977-04-26 Lyall Electric, Inc. Terminal crimping machine
GB2233263A (en) * 1986-07-10 1991-01-09 Panduit Corp Terminal strip applicator
US4959988A (en) * 1989-10-10 1990-10-02 Acu-Crimp, Inc. Applicator die
US5127255A (en) * 1991-06-27 1992-07-07 Amp Incorporated Frames and rams for terminal applicators

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JPH07201445A (en) 1995-08-04
EP0657972A2 (en) 1995-06-14
US5440799A (en) 1995-08-15
JP2724686B2 (en) 1998-03-09
KR950020791A (en) 1995-07-24
KR0151756B1 (en) 1998-10-15
EP0657972B1 (en) 1999-02-03

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